
IEEE 802.11 Working Group Opening Report May 2024 by Robert Stacey - Intel
Explore the May 2024 opening report of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group by Robert Stacey from Intel. The report covers meeting decorum, liaisons, recent and anticipated EC actions, and more important documents within the working group sessions.
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May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 802.11 Working Group Opening Report May 2024 Authors: Date: 2024-05-15 Address Name Robert Stacey Company Intel Phone +1 503 724 0893 rjstacey@gmail.com robert.stacey@intel.com email Report Slide 1 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Introduction This presentation, together with the reports cited herein, forms the opening report of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group for May 2024 Mx.y.z terminology indicates that the item was on the tentative agenda for the Monday 802.11 plenary, and was agenda item x.y.z. Report Slide 2 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M1.3 Meeting Decorum Please observe proper decorum in meetings; No Photography or recording Press (i.e., anyone reporting publicly on this meeting) are to announce their presence (Jan 2019 IEEE-SA Standards Board Ops Manual 5.3.3.2) Laptop speakers, cell phone / tablet ringers off Mute when not speaking (teleconference) Use no audio in Webex when joining mixed mode meeting in person Use chat window to enter the queue (teleconference) Wear badges at all times in meeting areas (face to face meetings) Help the hotel security staff improve the general security of the meeting rooms Report Slide 3 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M2.2.1 Summary of Liaisons Liaisons received since March 2024: From ITU-T Study Group 15 re: a planned fibre to the room workshop in 2024 July (11-24/0745r0): The 4th joint workshop on fibre-to-the-room will be held from 8 am until noon Montreal time (2 pm 6 pm Geneva time) Wednesday July 10 during the ITU-T SG15 meeting. Both in- person and virtual participation will be supported. Liaisons website, see https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Liaisons/Liaisons-and-External- Communications.html Report Slide 4 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M2.3 Recent and anticipated 802 EC actions March 2024 P802.11bf (Sensing) PAR Modification P802.11bp (Ambient Power) PAR and CSD July 2024 P802.11bf (Sensing) PAR Extension P802.11bq (IMMW) PAR Report Slide 5 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M2.3 IEEE-SA Standards Board (SASB) March 19-21, 2024 NesCom/SASB P802.11bf (Sensing) PAR Modification P802.11bp (Ambient Power) PAR and CSD Report Slide 6 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M3.1 802.11 Working Group Session Documents WG Session Reports WG Agenda Opening report Snapshot slides 1st vice chair 2nd vice chair Treasurer Chair's Supplementary Material https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0708 Motions https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0713 Session report https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0710 Previous Session Minutes https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0448 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0704 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0707 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0709 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0727 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0712 https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/24/ec-24-0007 Report Slide 7 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M3.2 Joint meetings and Reciprocal Credit Reciprocal credit is provided to 802.11 voters for attendance at: 802.18 (.11 credit for .18 attendance and .18 credit for the .11 attendance during the 2 .18 timeslots), 802.19, 802.24, 802.1, and the 802 JTC1 SC. For the May 2024 session, reciprocal credit is given for other WG/TAG meetings which occur during the WG11 session, Monday May 13, 2024 10:30 am Warsaw time to Friday, May 17, 2024 noon Warsaw time. The May 2024 in-person and electronic meeting DOES count towards voting credit. NOTE: 12 meeting slots required for 75%. Report Slide 8 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M3.2 802.18 details Agenda: See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/documents Meeting times: Tuesday 2024-05-14 AM2 and Thursday 2024-05-16 AM1, see https://www.ieee802.org/18/ and https://ieee802.org/802tele_calendar.html Discussion items of interest to 802.11 WG include Invited presentation on spectrum management and regulation in Poland Recent Americas, European ETSI, CEPT and Asia Pacific activities status and discussion IEEE 802 ITU-R WP5A contributions Report Slide 9 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M3.2 802.19 details See https://www.ieee802.org/19/ 802.19 documents: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.19/documents Report Slide 10 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.1/W2.6 IEEE 802.11 Groups Type WG SC SC SC 802 SC Group WG11 ARC COEX PAR JTC1 WG & Infrastructure The IEEE 802.11 Working Group Architecture Coexistence PAR review ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 Type TG TG TG TG TG TG TG TG Group BE BF BH BI BK BN BP ME Amendments/Revision Extremely High Throughput WLAN Sensing Randomized MAC Addresses (RCM) Enhanced Data Privacy Protection (EDP) 320 MHz Positioning Ultra High Reliability Ambient Power Revision (REVme) Type SC SC SG AHG Group WNG AIML IMMW Integrated Millimeter Wave ITU ITU Liaison New Work Wireless Next Generation AI/ML in 802.11 Report Slide 11 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M3.2 Other 802 WG meetings IEEE 802 website: https://www.ieee802.org/ Includes links to all WG webpages Consolidated calendar: https://ieee802.org/802tele_calendar.html Documents: 802.11, 15, 18, 19, 24: https://mentor.ieee.org/802/bp/StartPage Report Slide 12 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.2 /W2.6 PAR Expiration/Renewal Schedule Project BB BC BE BF BH BI BK BN REVme P802.11-2020 Cor 2 PAR Expiration Date 31-DEC 2024 31-DEC 2024 31-DEC 2025 31-DEC 2024 31-DEC 2025 31-DEC 2025 31-DEC 2026 31 DEC 2027 31 DEC 2025 31 DEC 2027 PAR Extension Request consider in May 2024 http://www.ieee802.org/11/PARs/index.html Report Slide 13 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.3 /W2.6 802.11 WG Appointed positions WG Secretary Stephen McCann (temporary) Treasurer Jon Rosdahl ANA Authority Robert Stacey WG Technical Editor Emily Qi Report Slide 14 Robert Stacey, Intel
M4.1.3 /W2.6 Officers May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Cat WG Group Chair Vice Chair Technical Editor Emily QI Secretary Robert STACEY Jon ROSDAHL, Stephen MCCANN Stephen MCCANN SC SC SC SC SC TG TG TG TG TG TG TG TG TG SG IMMW AHG ARC Coex PAR WNG AIML ME BC BE BF BH BI BK BN BP Mark HAMILTON Marc EMMELMANN Jon ROSDAHL Jim LANSFORD Xiaofei WANG Michael MONTEMURRO Marc EMMELMANN Alfred ASTERJADHI Tony Xiao HAN Mark HAMILTON Carol ANSLEY Jonathan SEGEV Alfred ASTERJADHI Bo SUN Laurent CARIOU Hassan YAGHOOBI Joseph LEVY Joseph LEVY Guido HIERTZ Michael MONTEMURRO Lei WANG Liangxiao XIN Jon ROSDAHL Xiaofei WANG Jason Yuchen GUO Leif WILHELMSSON Peter YEE Stephane BARON Dibakar DAS Richard KENNEDY, Manish KUMAR Michael MONTEMURRO Lei WANG Ming GAN, Gaurang NAIK Mark HAMILTON, Mark RISON Hitoshi MORIOKA, Stephen MCCANN Laurent CARIOU, Matthew FISCHER Sang KIM, Assaf KASHER Peter YEE, Stephen ORR Stephen MCCANN, Jerome HENRY Assaf KASHER Emily QI, Edward AU Carol ANSLEY Edward AU Claudio DA SILVA Carol ANSLEY Po-Kai HUANG Roy WANT Volker JUNGNICKEL Richard KENNEDY ITU New since last session Report Slide 15 Robert Stacey, Intel
M4.1.4 /W2.6 IEEE 802.11 Revisions May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 11aq 11aa 11s Mesh 11k RRM Pre Association Discovery 11e QoS Video Transport MAC 11v 11u WIEN 11h Network Management DFS & TPC 11ak 11ae General Link QoS Mgt Frames 11d 11i 11z TDLS Intl roaming Security 11w 11ai Management Frame Security Fast Initial Link Setup 11f 11r IEEE Std 802.11 -1997 Inter AP Fast Roam 802.11 -2003 802.11 -2012 802.11 -2020 802.11 -2016 802.11 -2007 11n High 11ah Sub 1 GHz 11af 11a 54 Mbps 5GHz 11j TV Whitespace Throughput (>100 Mbps) PHY & MAC JP bands 11aj 11ac -VHT >1 Gbps @ 5GHz China millimeter wave 11g 11y 11b 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 11p WAVE Contention Based Protocol 11 Mbps 2.4GHz 11ad - VHT >1 Gbps @ 60GHz Report Slide 16 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.4 /W2.6 IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline 802.11 COR 1 MAC 802.11bc BCS + COR2 802.11az NGP 802.11 REVme 802.11bk 320MHz Pos 802.11bi EDP 802.11ba WUR 802.11 -2020 WNG ITU Liaison (ITU) AHG 802.11bn UHR IMMW SG 802.11bb LC 802.11be EHT 802.11ax HEW 802.11bp AMP 802.11bh RCM 802.11ay NG60 802.11bf SENS Liaison MAC & PHY 802.11bd NGV Published Standard Liaison Topics Discussion Topics Published Amendment SA TIG/Study groups TG without Approved draft WG Letter Ballot Ballot Report Slide 17 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.5 /W2.6 Summary of ballots and comment collections Disapprove Ballot Group # Comments Approve % Approve Return % (mm-dd) Abstain Opened Result Dur (d) Label Group Type 3nd Recirc T TGbh 03-21 15 19 527 356 2 52 78 99 Pass 3nd Recirc T TGbf 04-10 16 13 491 354 13 38 82 96 Pass 1st Recirc T TGbk 04-10 16 134 559 321 10 53 69 97 Pass 1st SA T TGbh 04-09 30 209 153 120 12 6 90 91 Pass Report Slide 18 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M4.1.6 /W2.6 Current Membership Status Status Aspirant Potential Voter Voter Ex Officio Voter Number 103 35 572 9 Data as of 2024-05-12 Definitions: Aspirant: a member who has attended 1 qualifying meeting Potential Voter: a member who has attended 2 qualifying meetings and will become a voter at the start of the next plenary they attend Ex Officio Voter: a voter who has voting rights by virtue of their membership of the 802 EC and has requested to be recorded as an ex officio voter in 802.11 Report Slide 19 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Report Slide 20 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Updated following March session but before 11bh and 11bf ballot series update Report Slide 21 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Attendees by affiliation (attended at least one meeting March to May) Report Slide 22 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Attendance by subgroup (March to May) Report Slide 23 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M6.4 Announcements: 2024 May Designation of Individual experts Individual experts who attend electronically for a specific purpose/presentation can be designated as such by the WG Chair and receive a registration fee waiver and limited attendance rights. See section 5 in https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/17/ec-17-0090-25-0PNP-ieee-802-lmsc-operations-manual.pdf , The Working Group Chair may designate specific individual experts who are allowed to participate in Working Group discussions via electronic means during an in-person meeting for the benefit of the group. These individuals are not considered to be attending the meeting and so they are not required to pay meeting fees and they do not get participation credit. The participation of these individuals should be limited to specific technical topics. Such participation shall be documented in the minutes of the Working Group meeting. The individuals listed below are hereby designated as specific individual experts on their respective topics and subject to the restrictions and benefits described in the 802 OM. Engr. Dr. Sohaib Manzoor, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Pakistan, sohaib.ee@must.edu.pk WNG 1 timeslot For WNG, attendance for each is limited to the WNG timeslot in which the respective presentation is scheduled. Report Slide 24 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M6.4 Announcements The TGbc award photographs are on our web page: See 802.11 WG Info Photographs TGbc Awards Report Slide 25 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 M6.4 Announcements I have made some updates to the website. Much of it is editorial: Improving layout on mobile devices Improving consistency page-to-page Updates to: Main page How to participate (significant changes) Officers Members (now has a sortable table) Officer s honor roll Report Slide 26 Robert Stacey, Intel
doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 WEDNESDAY SOCIAL TOUR OF OLD TOWN + POLISH DINNER Wednesday May 15, 2024 Time: 6.00-6:30pm: 8 Buses will depart from Marriott Hotel Please meet from 6:00-6:30pm on the street level (Ground) of the Marriott Hotel to join one of the Cucumber Buses. Tour of Warsaw: Enjoy a short tour of Old Town in a historic communist era Cucumber Bus. Dinner: Due to increased numbers, we have 2 restaurants booked, both will serve Family Style Polish Food. Make sure you are on the same bus as those you would like to dine with. Return Coaches: Coaches will return from the restaurants to the Marriott from 9pm Please let the Registration Desk know if you CAN T make the dinner to assist with restaurant numbers. Report
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIAL Report Slide 28 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Comment Resolution Resources Comment resolution resources See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0230-05-0000-comment-resolution-tutorial.ppt See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11/11-11-1625-02-0000-comment-resolution-guide.doc There are many examples of good practice for documentation of comment analysis and resolution; ensures there is a record of comment consideration and agreed resolution https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0237-00-000m-cid-177.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0930-00-000m-cid-1007.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0669-04-000m-revmd-mac-comments-assigned-to- hamilton.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1410-00-00ax-lb233-cr-spatial-reuse.docx Report Slide 29 Robert Stacey, Intel
May 2024 doc.: IEEE 802.11-24/0707r2 Motion and other templates WG11 templates Motions: see https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/22/11-22-1967-01-0000-working-group-motions- templates.pptx Liaison: see https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Rules/2018-03 Liaison submission template.docx 802 LMSC templates Motions: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/16/ec-16-0170-04-00EC-802-ec-motion-template.pptx CSD: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/18/ec-18-0064-01-0PNP-csd-template-in-doc-format.doc Liaison: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/17/ec-17-0012-01-00EC-802-liaison-template.docx Report Slide 30 Robert Stacey, Intel